Never got to meet him but this is the kind of guy he was. I have a Steve Earle Frasher action that needs stocking and could not find a pattern to begin the project so reached out to Doug as I knew he had stocked a couple of them. He did not have a pattern but graciously offered to take the stock off of his personal gun and allow it to be used as a pattern. I was stunned to say the least and took him up on it. He sent the stock to Gene Smillion and I sent my wood and a couple of weeks later I had a roughed stock to work with. I thanked him, covered all shipping and insurance costs and sent him a check for his time that he never cashed. A very gracious man and superb craftsman.
